NHS Dentistry

‘This is how NHS dentistry will die’ – 75% of dentists likely to reduce NHS commitment in next year

Nearly half of dentists have reduced their NHS commitment since the beginning of the pandemic. This is according to a…

Dentistry

News you’ve missed this week – 20 May 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… More than 42…

Dentistry

Primary school organises free dental check ups for pupils

A primary school was forced to organise free dental visits for its students in the face of an access crisis.…

Dentistry

Dental charity asked to help treat patients in Suffolk – for the third time

A dental charity has been called out to Suffolk for the third time to treat patients who are struggling to…

Dentistry

Family gets dental treatment in Brazil amidst NHS access troubles

A family doubled up their trip to Brazil to visit family with a dental appointment in the face of growing…

Dentistry

‘Dentistry isn’t an optional extra’ – nine in 10 practices in England not accepting new patients

Nine in 10 practices in England not accepting new patients, according to new research.  An investigation by The Times discovered…

Dentistry

Cost of living crisis – woman forced to choose between heating or saving her tooth

A woman said she had to sacrifice saving her own tooth in order to pay for heating.  According to a…

Dentistry

No NHS dentists available for new patients in Somerset, says report

No new patients in Somerset can secure an NHS dental appointment, according to a charity report. The latest report by…

Dentistry

Only 7% in north of England say they can afford private treatment

Two fifths of those living in the UK continue to find it difficult to book an NHS dental appointment.  This…

Dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week – 6 May 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… More than 2,000…

Dentistry

Dentists should log BMI of children, say health experts

Dentists and their teams should log the BMI of child patients when they attend the practice. This is a suggestion…

Oral health

More than 2,000 dentists quit NHS in last year, figures show

Thousands of dentists have moved away from NHS dentistry in the last year, new figures suggest. The number of dentists…

Dentistry

School gets help from dental charity after students taken to hospital due to dental pain

Pupils are being treated by a dental charity after a school reached out for help to get students out of…

Dentistry

NHS dental treatments in Scotland drop by 400k per month

The level of NHS dental treatments being carried out in Scotland continue to fall significantly below pre-pandemic levels, according to…

Dentistry Scotland

Toothless in England marches against lack of progress in NHS dentistry

Toothless in England will take to the streets to mark the passing of 12 months since the event that sparked…

Dentistry

‘Making promises that can’t be kept’ – Ukrainian refugees offered NHS dentistry

Health professionals are advised to help refugees from Ukraine find an NHS dentist, sparking fears that new arrivals will be…

Dentistry

‘Little meaningful difference’ – profession reacts to NHS dentistry update

The latest announcement on NHS dentistry will ‘make very little meaningful difference’ to practices in the face of staff shortages.…

Dentistry

Dental budgets ‘fail’ to keep up with rising prices, says health expert

Dentists in Wales are calling for a boost in government funding after the profession voices frustrations over underfunding. Welsh Conservatives…

Dentistry

One in 10 calls to NHS are dental related in north east

More than one in 10 calls made to NHS 111 in the north east are looking for dental help, according…

Dentistry